Meanwhile…

The cognitive revolution

ongeveer 70.000 jaar geleden

The agricultural revolution

ongeveer 10.000 v.Chr.

Devonian reef ecosystems flourish

around 380 million years ago

Modern scleractinian corals diversify

around 230 million years ago

Indo-Pacific coral triangle reaches peak biodiversity

formed over the last several million years, stable by around 10,000 years ago

The First Stone Tools

around 2,600,000 BC

The emergence of spoken language

rond 100.000 - 50.000 jaar geleden

The emergence of the first dinosaurs

ca. 240 miljoen jaar geleden

The first birds appear

ca. 150 miljoen jaar geleden

the emergence of the first primates

circa 55 miljoen jaar geleden

The Andean-Saharan ice age

rond 450 tot 420 miljoen jaar geleden

The Siberian Traps: the greatest volcanic catastrophe ever

rond 252 miljoen jaar geleden

The Chicxulub asteroid impact

ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden